Word Meaning
लिल्लाह
Lillāh
hiadverb
Meaning
For the sake of God; gratis, freely, or charitably.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'for God' or 'for the sake of Allah', in idiom and verse it frequently connotes giving something away purely out of generosity or gratis. In this couplet, the speaker laments that had fortune made him a wine-merchant, he would have distributed entire vats of wine freely for God's sake rather than selling them.
Etymology
Arabic contraction of preposition 'li-' (for) and 'Allāh' (God).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it is employed either as an earnest interjection meaning 'for heaven's sake' or to denote selfless, cost-free donation.
Examples
De de ek jaam lillah ai saaqi
Lillah ab to parda utha do
Synonyms
मुफ़्तख़ुदा-वास्तेबिला-मुआविज़ा
Related Words
अल्लाहफ़िसबीलिल्लाहख़ुदासवाब